Litchfield Hills Film Festival begins tonight in Torrington, through July 1

TORRINGTON -- The Litchfield Hills Film Festival will take place this weekend in its new permanent home at the Warner Theatre. Since the first Kent Film Festival in March of 2006, this grassroots celebration of independent film has steadily grown into a much-anticipated Litchfield County event.

Close to 100 films will be screened from Thursday, June 28- Sunday July1 including features, documentaries and shorts.

The Festival is thrilled to announce the Sneak Peek of Company Retreat at the 2012 Festival in Torrington, written and directed by acclaimed actor/director Campbell Scott.

The screening will take place on Saturday, June 30 at 7:30 PM at the Warner Theatre. Mr. Scott will be in attendance to host a Q & A to follow. The film was shot in Torrington and Campbell is very excited to show it where it was created.

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Screening venues will include the Warner Theatre' s Nancy Marine Studio Theatre, Torrington City Hall Auditorium and a Main Street "POP-UP" theatre.

Tickets for the event are $9 for an individual screening, $29 for an all day pass and $99 for a 4 day pass and access to all of the screenings. For more information and a film schedule, visit the Warner website at www.warnertheatre.org or hillsfilmfestival.org

On Sunday, the Warner will screen a special selection of films on loan from the Havana Film Fesitval. Screenings begin at 1 p.m. in the popup theater across the street from the Warner.

Films include:

"La lucha de Ana by Bladimir Abud" (Dominican Republic) 90 min.

Ana'a only hope and joy in life is her son Amaurys, whose best friend involves him in a drug deal that leads to his murder. Ana will have to confront a corrupt system to find justice for her son.

"Los Marziano by Ana Katz" (Argentina) 82 min

Los Marziano reconstructs the opportunity for a reunion of two brothers after a long period of separation. It is a story that-with deep intelligence and a comedic sensibility-deals with the universe of family relations.

"Juntos Para Siempre" by Pablo Solarz (Argentina) 101 min

A screenwriter named Gross avoids his past by escaping into his work, driving away his wife, Lucia, in the process. Soon he finds another woman, Laura, to replace her, transforming her into a second copy of his true love

"Alguien la visto a Lupita" by Gonzalo Justiniano (Mexico) 86 min

Lupita, a young Mexican girl, runs away from her family who want to commit her into a hospital. She will start a journey that will take us into a world that seems crazier than she is.